Comments on: Guest Post, Blunt Money. . . http://themotaxguy.com/guest-post-blunt-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-post-blunt-money Tax Preparation and your Personal Finances Mon, 07 May 2012 15:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: WHAT’S THE BUZZ? TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’ | Tax & Accounting Blogs http://themotaxguy.com/guest-post-blunt-money/#comment-101 WHAT’S THE BUZZ? TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’ | Tax & Accounting Blogs Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:01:05 +0000 http://lrtaxprep.com/blog/?p=568#comment-101 [...] series continues on Wednesday with a guest post from the “re-married mother of one who lives in the southwestern U.S.” that writes the blog [...] [...] series continues on Wednesday with a guest post from the “re-married mother of one who lives in the southwestern U.S.” that writes the blog [...]

]]> By: Robert D Flach http://themotaxguy.com/guest-post-blunt-money/#comment-100 Robert D Flach Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:25:07 +0000 http://lrtaxprep.com/blog/?p=568#comment-100 Bruce + Blunt Money- The guest post has made some excellent points that I, as a professional tax preparer, wish all clients understood. In my recent CLIENT UPDATE newsletter I instructed - “I need specific numbers for deductions you are claiming. ‘Claim the maximum’ or ‘Whatever I am allowed’ or ‘Same as last year’ don’t cut it. The maximum is what you actually paid – and you are allowed what you actually paid! It is very rare that an expense or number of miles driven for an activity is exactly the same as it was the previous year (although, I will admit, not impossible). I cannot make up numbers for you– I need you to tell me ‘$1023.50’ or ‘$20.00 per week for 50 weeks’ or ‘4638 miles’!” TWTP Bruce + Blunt Money-

The guest post has made some excellent points that I, as a professional tax preparer, wish all clients understood.

In my recent CLIENT UPDATE newsletter I instructed -

“I need specific numbers for deductions you are claiming. ‘Claim the maximum’ or ‘Whatever I am allowed’ or ‘Same as last year’ don’t cut it. The maximum is what you actually paid – and you are allowed what you actually paid! It is very rare that an expense or number of miles driven for an activity is exactly the same as it was the previous year (although, I will admit, not impossible). I cannot make up numbers for you– I need you to tell me ‘$1023.50’ or ‘$20.00 per week for 50 weeks’ or ‘4638 miles’!”

TWTP

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